What happened to gqview

Paul Howarth paul at city-fan.org
Wed Dec 1 15:26:34 UTC 2004


Robin Laing wrote:
> I will agree with this.  The one thing that is required for many "NEW" 
> users is the GUI and a configured yum.conf file.

FC3 *does* come with a configured yum.conf file, complete with pointer to a 
mirrorlist so that everyone's not trying to download everything from 
download.fedora.redhat.com.

> A new user file with 
> an icon on the desktop would also be a great idea with common answers 
> such as how to get mp3 and DVD's to play on Fedora.

Wouldn't that mean an official endorsement of one of the "unofficial" repos?

 > It is common for
> people to keep asking the same quesitions within the lists.

True; given though that so many people can't be bothered to read the release 
notes, which are prominently advertised by anaconda during the install/upgrade 
process, I suspect the same questions would continue to be asked.

Paul.




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